I have permission to show this commission on my blog from my customer. This is something new that I've never painted before. My customer is calling it, "Life Is Beautiful." It will have favorite places in Washington D.C. and memories that this couple have shared. This is a present for her husband for Christmas. So with the list of wants that she wanted on the rock I did a couple of sketches. The large rock I have chosen for this commission has 4 sides, and each side will have different memories.

"Sleepwalk" is his favorite song.

"Rose Red" is their favorite horror film, so I'll paint a red rose with the name of the movie above it.

A couple of their favorite restaurants at Union Station will also be named...along with favorite siteseeing monuments from the tour they went on. I'll also paint a silhouette bistro table with a couple sitting at it with wine glasses, etc.

This is going to be quite the project, and will test my skills once again on trying new things.

I'm in the process of patching the rock to make it smooth, and then I will sand it when it is dry and get started with the base coat and sketch on the rock.

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